Me at the Toledo Zoo, with Tuli, one of the Masai Giraffes.
About Profe
Hey all! My name's Michael Turner, and I'll be teaching your student this semester.
To begin, I grew up in East Detroit, Michigan, and then moved to Harrison Township, with my family during my middle-school years, where I eventually graduated from L'Anse Creuse High School.
I’ve worked as a veterinary technician for the past 10 years, and just finished my MA in Secondary Education.
I'm a rather easy-going guy, and I have an addiction to food, traveling, and also music. I also have a large variety of pets, and am a complete language nerd.
Hobbies/Interests
As previously stated, I have a variety of pets. I have 5 dogs, Izzy, a beagle, Harley, a shepherd mix, Batley, a Boston terrier mix, Gertie, a Chihuahua mix, and Roo, a Great Dane mix.
I also have 5 cats, most of which are named after Lord of the Rings characters. They are Gimli, Bilbo (aka Billy), Shadowfax (aka Shadow), Samwise (aka Shadow), and Pisa (who doesn’t follow the theme, but she only has 3 legs).
I also have a yellow-bellied slider, Squirt, who’s an aquatic turtle, a leopard gecko, named Mr. Tumnus, and also a community fish tank of about a dozen fish, a hermit crab terrarium with 3 hermit crabs, and also a singular tank for my betta fish.
I have an obsession with music. I have a music library of over 20,000 songs, which vary from Blues to Alternative, to Dubstep, to Rap, to Classical.
In addition to loving music, I love to travel, and eat! I particularly love trying new foods! There are very few foods I won't try.
I also enjoy hitting the gym daily, and spending time with family and friends.
Pop culture is also a subject of interest to me as well, and I absolutely LOVE technology. I am always testing out new programs, and helping develop beta programs for Apple.
Moreover, I am an amateur photographer, and have a passion for taking photographs of animals and nature. I also have an extreme interest in languages, and their history, and how they evolve.
Education
Oakland University - MA: Applied Teaching 2013 - 2016
Wayne State University - Cert:Communicative Sciences and Disorders 2011 - 2012
Oakland University - BA: Spanish Language & Literature / Linguistics 2007 - 2011
L'Anse Creuse High School - Diploma 2003 - 2007
Work Experience
Ferndale High School/Ferndale Middle School - Spanish Teacher 2016- Present
Pontiac High School - Spanish Teacher 2015-2016
L'Anse Creuse High School North - Long-term Substitute / Student Teacher Winter 2013
L'Anse Creuse High School - Long-term Spanish Substitute Winter 2014
International Academy of Macomb - Long-term Spanish Substitute Fall 2013
L'Anse Creuse High School North - Long-term Spanish Substitute Winter 2013
L'Anse Creuse High School North - Long-term Spanish Substitute Fall 2012
Montessori School of Clarkson - Spanish Teacher 2011 - 2012
Moore Veterinary Hospital - Veterinary Technician 2006 - Present
Contact Me
If you would like a complete resume, please contact me via email: [email protected]